Learn how leading companies are improving product development by managing requirements across multiple disciplines! 

Start smart: get powerful techniques to improve your mission critical systems and product development process by viewing the On Demand Webcast, Building Mission Critical Aerospace and Defense systems with IBM Rational Quality Management Products. 

If you're involved in the planning and development of products, software applications or systems, this report is for you. Learn the results of a recent industry survey - get insight on the latest trends, challenges and solutions and learn what development teams are doing to successfully plan and develop new products in a customer-driven economy. 

Scope creep kills innovation. Over $1 trillion is spent each year on R&D, and 60% of the projects fail due to requirements issues. By using requirements management best practices you can achieve 2x higher profits and 6x faster development cycles. 

Learn more about the changing role of IT in business. This report includes research targeted towards senior executives responsible for managing and deploying information technology in pursuit of business objectives. 

AP processing has changed the ways the businesses have been doing business. Read in this paper how ReadSoft’s doing that and so much more. 

Application development professionals have better platform options to choose from than they might think. In this Forrester Research report, you'll learn about factors you should consider as application platforms evolve, four criteria that application development professionals should examine when selecting application server products, and more... 

Requirements definition and management is an activity that has the potential to deliver a high, fast ROI. This white paper explains the characteristics of a good requirement and presents ten steps to better requirements management. Read on to learn how better requirements translate into easier, higher quality projects. 

With its new in-database analytics capability, Sybase IQ provides an analytical platform that can decrease processing time, increase accuracy, and manage data volume. Read on to learn how Sybase® IQ delivers advanced analytics power with in-database analytics. 

The importance of achieving service excellence is growing. Products are increasingly becoming commodities, and CEOs are recognizing that first-rate service is crucial to enhancing customer satisfaction. This paper explores the crucial links between customer service and customer satisfaction. 

This white paper demonstrates how running a responsible business and high levels of performance do not have to work against each other. And it makes a case for why sustainability issues should simply be part of a company’s overall performance management practices. 

This paper is aimed at helping senior management address its product ROI in a manner that can be directly applied to their everyday management practices. In this report, EMF presents a methodology for calculating the ROI for a development based on the direct cost of development, associative costs, extrinsic costs and a process for estimating risk.